Flora Record

              ^YOU SHOULD READ THE RECORD THE If^SIEST NEWSPAPER IN CLAY COUNTY
VOLUME VIII.
FLORA. ILLINOIS. THURSDAY. MAY 13, 1920
NUMB^ m
B. M. MAXEY
Lei^M for Political Band Wagoa In liOSt lasae ot Hie Jouraal
BtT MAKES A BAD GUESS
p0'."' In last Week's Issue, Editor B. M. tiaxey, the acrobatic political editor
^ of The Journal, In his report of the 24th congressional convention and his
;- comments thereon,-makes a leap fo^ the supposed poiittcal band wagon, but^HObseqnent events bara proved that he made a bad guess.
^ When he wrote the artlcte U may
have   appeared    to    him    that   the
;       Thompson-Lundin     Chicafo     crowd
[ would dominate the State conventioa and organise the State, but tha ahrewd down-SUte Rwnbllcans got together at SprtngHeld Oa Monday and eleaned up on the Chicago erowd to the tnne of 1110 to <31.
HowWver, there are some thinga !» Bditor Maker's article that cause ausplcion that the new committeeman from this diatriet, Mr. Mtley, was probably flirting with the Thompson hunch, thinking they wonld be the winners. Mr. <Mazey does not aeem aure that Congreasman Williams was In on the proposed deal, but advises him to do so. We believe Congreaa¬ man Williams is too far-seeing and ahrewd to have committed himself to the Thompson-Lundin crowd so aar!^ tn the game. The syace of The Keeord ts opea to Congreaaman Wll- . Uama if he wtthes to dispel the inti¬ mation contained tn the Journal that he was in the Thompeon-Lundin pro¬ posed deal, and consequently untrue to Oov. Lowden's presidential candi-' 4acy—for that is what lining up witb ' ' tte^'Chlcago crowd meant. .¦^ J^When Gov. Lowden, Senators Sherman and McCormick and other bti Republican leaders got their lighting harness on they made short work of the Tnompson-Lupdin dream of controlling the State of Illinois, and tt Is   well   for   the   Republican
J      party that they did so.
Following is  Editor  Mhxey's  last. ¦NweeV.'s article:
CbNGRBSSIONAL   CONVENTION '£  A    harmonious    and   enthusiastic 'Republican    Congressional    Conven¬ tion was held at Eldorado on Wed¬ nesday.  ,   The  delegates  from  Clay County who were In attendance wer^ HotT Thos.  S.  Williams,  A.  N.  Tol- .   liver. R. S. Jones, Jas. L. Berry, F. H. Simpson  and   B^ M.   Maxey.       Hon Geo.   W.   Mlley  of  Harrlsburg   was
I elected member" ot the State Cen- . ,tral Cqfmmlttee and VIetor C. Miehels ot Alton Presidential elector. Strong resolutions' indorsing the candldrtcy' ol Oovernor Freak O. Lowden for President were adopted. The course of* Senatora Sherman and McCormick were ~ indorsed and Congresiiman Thos. S. Williams was commended lor re-election.
The Chicago Tribune is authority Jtor   the   statement  that  a   worklifg
: agreement between the Chicago dis¬ tricts and aeven or eight down-state districte, Including the 24th or Tom Williams district has been toVmed for purposes of organization of tie State Central Committee without at-
' tempting to anticipate {he action ot our newly elected member ot that body. We hope the report is true and > that Mr. Mlley will be able to effect an alignment bv which he will be able to pnt and keep the 24 th district on the map. ond wtll be able to do something toT\ his friends.
There Is an old saying and a very trite and true one that one might as well be out of tho world as out of
*>      the  fashion,  and  this  ts  peculiarly . true of politics. In politics, ond espe^ daily  t9  Cook  County  and  Illinois politics, one Is either In or out of It. Tliere Is no middle ground, and we ahall.be glad to know that our district Is a part of the dominittng Influence In the State. The average Republican down-state has Itttle In- iterest In a change of organisation tn Cook County, for, after all, the dlver- Mnce Is the exact variance between i      -'tweodledee  and- tweedledum.       The old Deneen-West combination was in absolute control In Chicago and the State for eight years, and it is no¬ where   recorded   that   thetr   advent .ushered   tn   the   mlllenlum   and.no such era of political perfection need be Wwihed for by the dethronement of   the   old   and   %ntir«hement   ot a new regime.    Dyrflhance In Cook Oounty. and state oaUtlcs has been 'Z     tttt win be malnntaed by the nse '       of patronage, an^tt matters llttia to the average Republican.voter which set of leaders controls the patronage I       or whA hdtds the offices.
There ts thts difference however, and the difference is vital to the wel¬ tare; n«nt*» party: The Deneen-West comMxntton succeeded In . msking ' Chi«d««-'**»bu8tly and reliably Dem¬ ocratle, While nndar the Thompson-' Lundln control the Republican ma¬ iority has grown to big proportions. Nobody wanta to bitch up to a hearse or go to bed with a corpse-'
As to whatever if anything Con¬ gressman Willtalms may have had to do In bringing abmit the new align¬ ment. The Journal has no first-hnnd information. He has prtfren bts adroitness frequently In local and ' dietHnt politics. If he bas broidined the field of his activities and become a potent factor tn State and ronse- '^uent national politics, he wtll have -a hoat ot toyal and dMrnted followers 'wte trti\ wtah hdm Godspeed.
' k 8. ASSOCIATION.
-- Th" Clay Connty Sunday aehool aA- aodatlon wtll hold Ita ahpoal weM. 1»« atf^oia Snaday, liar .Ml at t'.W p. m. u-tha J^'^^^^'^nflwwh*! M MTNNUi E. CSOLk, .  Sawetary aad "mMaraf;
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liHAtfr AN INDOOR PICNIC
Tim noma Wonua'a Clab Was Enter¬ tataed atjiomo of Mrs. C. C. Rlp- iay ttaesday Attornoon.
The Flora 'Woman's Club met. for the last meeting of the year, Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. C Ripley, on North Main street. It has become the annnal cnatom of the club to make this meoting an out door plenic, the members inviting gueata and bringing a picnic lunch However, owing to 'the threatening weather, the meettag boeame an la- ioor yienlc ana S5 membem and l( Cnasta aiUoyed tbe aftaraooa togeth- 'tr. Mrs. tu^ay had her home beau¬ tifully decorated With taraa and cut flowers and no little part of the ^liaanra of the afternoon.were the baatttltul   surronadlags.
Th* justness session of the'meet- 1A# waa taken up la the eiectton ot otHMrs. The following ladies were aiaeted to office for the ensuing yaar; Pttoldent, Mra. C. O. Riggle; vieO'Dtaatdent, Mrs. Douglaa Naney; tedfttary, Mrs. Flemin W. Cox; treaa-
atat, itn. k. s. PHtchett.
Kra. Iklggla gate an Interesting re¬ port of the District Federation, which thf attended' recently at Eldorado, kfld Mli| Eileen Nichols gaxa^ two very pleasing piano selections. Hrs. Sali^Who was visiting the Club, gave a MnhttuV persoaal talk, which her otd triends enjoyed very much.
Tha elub was very fortunate In having for a guest Mrs. J. IC. Ball, OC Carml,: dlatrtct chairman ot edu¬ cation of the'dub. She gave a very Interesting^ talk abotat the various clnb aettvittes, especially in Southern tUlaots, and complimented the Flora eluh very highly. .'Other out-ofrtojym guaati were Mrs.^ Wm. Selby, and Mrs, HUl, both former members of the club. At the^Uose of the pro¬ gram a bountiful Mupper was served and a'.|ioolal time ^Jqyed.
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LADIES' AID OF 1|C E.
 ^H MEETS
On Wednesday tft^fnoon the mem¬ bers of tbe Ladie4>,'^ld Society ot the Mettupdlst cfOMW, held their seml-mott^ly mesUttit tA the church Iwrlbrs and the r«|f^>a;^''bu8ine8s dis¬ patched. A report, #ak |i;iren by the Cafeteria committj«^ 6hd the amount of )70.00 was tMited over to the treasurer.^ Also ' Mfrs. A. W. Irwin, chairman' dt the-4Aarch committee, and Mrs. Harry "Plbbs., chairman of the April committoe gave fine finan¬ cial reports.
'•'.'A eeolal bout fallowed and a com¬ mittee composed of Mrs. Hiram Horsley, Mrs. A O. Belt, Mra. Wm. Miller, Mis. Jqs. Petit, Mrs. Robert Jeffries, Mrs. W. S. Cooper, Miss Ida Blackburn aerved meat and pimento cheese sandwiches, 4>ickle8 and cof¬ fee. The afternoon was enjoyed both socially and fidaneially
THB CITV B^i^^VTrt^tnii
The Civic committee of tlie Flora Commercial Club will soon announce a big clean-up day tor Flora, hut no one nee'd watt for that. Get busy now. clean op your lawns and back alleys and destroy every place of filth-that^ poisons the air or givea a breeding' place for the fly.
Flora can be made 100 per cent beantiful and healthy and a better place to live If each family, whether owner or tenant, will do Its part. Oet the community spirit and go to work cleaning up the placcat once where you live —
PARENTS OV BABT BQY
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leonard-of Fourth and Sycamore streets, are the proud parents of a tine boy baby, born Monday moming. May 10, 1920. He has been given the name ot Charles Allen, for bts two grand¬ fathers, the late Charles H. Warfter, and O. A. Leonard.
Mother and son are getting along nicely apd Henry is aa happy as a lark.
TWO GQVPLES 'WED  AT  OLNEV.
Rev. Laurence Smith officiated at two weddings Saturday afternoon at bis home. They were:
Guy Ryan, 21 and Miss Luellle Lewto, 21, both of Flora, who were acconvanied here by Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Sort.
. Orover C Phllllpa. 26, of Rlnard, and MUm Ruth Ellis, 19, of John¬ sonville.—Olney Daily Mall.
ENTERTAINS AT dbvNTRV HOtfE
Last 'Wednesday evening Miss Ads Harrison gave a party to a number ot her friends at her pretty country home, "Lonethom," north of town.
About 8 p. m. the happy bunch lett their homes In automobiles and with¬ in a short time arrived at their des- tlnattpn. The time woai pleasantly apent Jn music and. dancing. Delicious riifrealUMenta were served, and the eats  enjoyed.
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PRBTTT  PARK
Wateh and sea wlut a beautiful park Flora will have a Uttle later on. The City Council (fs doing a sploldid work fo Improvii)rg our park 'When the flowers bloont then the loveltaess Will become appa|^t.
KARRlSl
IrON MBBT
Harriabnrg* 11^' 'May liO-—Har- rtihiirg high aetpil'won tha track m^htid ak L^un^ Satordor citair
$eeond with taMmt tlid CaaVaila third wltk 11 polatfC.
LOWDEN FOnrE.s WON STATH
CONVENTION FIGHT
Springfield, May, 11.—Illinoia Re- ttnblicans in State convention here elected ten delegates-at-large to the national convention and unani¬ mously adopted resolutions provid¬ ing that the delegation vote for Oov¬ emor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois for the presidency at the Chicago convention until released from such vote by the governor.
Each ot the delegatee-at-large will have.fodr-ftfths ot a vOt«.'
inie convention voted dowa, 1,110 to 631, a platfona plank of princlpl< supported hy Mayor WUItam Halo Thomason of ChleoCP. national coqi- mltteetaan.- and deelded to postpone action on a platform until after the national convention. .
Defeat of tha platform plank 6f principles ^as a victory for tbe leadership Ot Qov. Lowden otat Mayor Thompson. When the con¬ veation met the leadership contest Immediately broke out.' Oov. , Low¬ den opposed the platform and the governor's forces met It trttft sturdy resistance when It woa repor:- ed out by the committee oa resolu¬ tions.  .
Delegates-at-large to the nattoiQ^ convehtton are Senators ShermMi and McCormick, Mayor ThomptsiK and his frtend Samuel Ettelson, Ldwi Emmerson,' secretary of state, Otibi, gressman Rodenburg, E. St. hotlAH Fred W. Upbam of Chicago, State chairman Frank Smith of Dwight. Lieut. Oov. John Ogiesby aad Harold 0. Ikes of Chicago.
The. altarnate delegates-at-large are O. F. Berry, Stieaker David E. Shanahan, Henry I. Oreen, W. B. Mo- Henry,' Eugene Pike, Waiter JI. Wood, Mrs. Fletcher Dobyns, Mra. Ernest Griffin, Col. Otis Duncan and Mrs. Irene Bease Mqntanya.
Senior class party at
HOMIC OF MISS LEWIS
Iklisa  Esther  I<ewlm  Class  Member,
Entertains Members of H.>H. T. H. .8. Senior Chue at North Ave. Home.
Lost Thursday evening. May 6, 1920,* much interest snd curiosity was aroused among the young men ot the senior class in our high school. On Thursday the girls of the class gave out the pleasing news of a class <party, cordtaUy'invltiag the boys to '"Guess Wheiwi'«f4 Oo Tbero." After a number of oMaada and Idandora the boys got aext to wbere said party was to be held, oad wero soon on the trail which led to tho home of Prof. O. p. Lewie, oa North avenue, and .Miss Esther was the charming host >esB.
, The other girls of the class were gathered there to welcome the weary pilgrims of "the long, long trail."
A most enjoyable evening passed with gamea and music. Refreshmenta ot punch and wafers were served. The party was very muoh enjoyed, and wUl probably be the last class party the Seniors will enjoy this year.
Alt present were protus^ in thetr praise of the hospitality of the mem bers of the Lewis home.
fxiOra commercial ,
clitb meeting
Last Frtday night the Flora Com.^ mercial Club met at the City Hall and,adopted a constitution and by.*' laws. Among other things the by¬ laws provide for meetings of the Club on the first Friday of each month and meetings ot the execu¬ tive committee on the third Friday night-ot each month. The. executive committee ts-.composed of the offi¬ cers and the chairmen of each ot the eight committees. "*
The eiub also voted an/anproprtv tlon of tso, to'be expended under "direction of the Civic Committee, for prlies to bs given cltt^miv for the best kept lawns during the summer of 1920. Col. Randolph Smith is chairman -Of this committee and Mayor Price Is vice-chairman, so you can see these gentlemen tor particu¬ lars. Flora can be made the city beautiful by a little extra civic pride and work. It would be fine to be known as "Spotless Town."
In thU week's Issue of the Clay County Republican, formerly Louis¬ ville Republican, will be found a list of tha delinquent landsvand lots in Clay County, both for gederal and special taxes.
• This list is as nearly correct as we can make It; but as errors Inevitably creep tn, it would be a very excellent plan for each and every tax payer to get and examine very carefully the delinquent list. See that .the property you own dues not sell. It you have not paid, you can see the amount due before sale .If you have paid and your name appears tn the dellnhuent list, plase hunt ul) your receipt and write or call at the office, rshall very gladly ctyrerft any error
Copies of the said list will be post¬ ed In the various post-offices and other public places In the County.
Again. I would say that this letter is to eaoh tax payer In Clay County. •Examine tt carefully.
A. H.  KELLUMS,
County Treasurer and Collector.
FEDERATION OF  WOMAN! I  CLrU MBET HELD AT ELDORADO
CKAS. C. JOHNSON LOST
APPELLATE eOURT (XERK
NOMINATION
Springfleld. May 10.: Robert fCoe
ot Plnck'neyvllle, was today chosen as Republican nominee for clerk of ths Fourth district appellate conrt at Mt. Vernon.
(The primary law provides tor the nomination of appellate court clerks by the chairmen of the central com¬ mittees of Jthe counties In the dis¬ trict. The present clerk, Charlefi C. Johnson of Wayne county, was a candidate for renomlnation. The position la said to be worth about |6,<^00 a year.)        '
XENIA MEMORIAL AND
DECORATION EXERCISES
Barnhlll Post No. itt at Xehia, win .observe Memorial day Sunday, May 23, at'2:30 p. m. Elder U. S. Johnson, of Flora, preaching the ser¬ mon at the Christian church.
Decoration day exercises will be held at the Christian church on Sun¬ day. Maj>30, at 2:30 p. m.. Judge A. N. Tolliver of Louisvtile, being the speaker.
Everybody Invited, eepectally vet¬ erans of the Spanish-American and World War.
BIO SmnAT SCHOOL
CtHITIHT NOW ON
The Hotiat 'Vernon Christian Sun¬ day school and the Flora Christian Sunday school last Sunday began a 13-weeks' contest, points to be at¬ tendance, collection and church at¬ tendance. Flora won the first victory, having 33S tn S. 8/laMt tSanday, com¬ pared with 310 for Mount 'Vemon. From now on there. WUI be a warmi ttme ta both towasVn these two Sun¬ day schools
REPUBLH^ANS OF 2SRD
DISTRICT MEET
At Effingham last week Republic¬ ans of the 23rd Congresstonai Dis¬ trict met and Indoriwd Congressman Brooktf and selected Oeo. A. Brown, of Vandalla. for State Central Com¬ mitteeman. Editor C. W. Vursell. ot Salem, was a candidate, but Mr. Brown defeated bim by one rote in a warm fight.
NEW TMNNUI oa<inKt
A fi^e new tennis court Is about completed in northeaat Flora. The groaada have beea leveled and tbe Btoaai roller baa sneeeeded la making tt an. ideal eourt: Thore la no better ragMstlon than a game of tenato, aad Wi^lttal.aare the membera of the ten- aUr-^b will have ataay boors of reaLjinaJoyment.
O. E. H. MEETING
XOTICB TO TAXPAYERS Of" CLAY CyVNTY, IlililNtMS.
Past    Worthy    Matrons    and    Past Worthy Patrons Will Condnot tbe Initiation at Masonic Temple.
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On Frtday ntghf. May J4, a speelal
meeting of the Order of Eastern Star will be held In the Masonic Temple. An enjoyable feature ot the evening all offices win be fllled by Past Worthy Matrons and Past > Worthy Patrons and they will conduct the in¬ itiation services. Following are the past officers for this meeting: Worthy Matron—Mrs. T. J. Frtend. Worthy Patron—Col.Randolph Smith Aaaoeiata Matron—Mra. Cass Weiler Cohdnetreas—Mrs. E. D. Yeek. Associate Conductress—Mrs, S. P. Hill.
Secretary—Howard Pattl»n. Treasurer—C. S. Mitchell.  ^     i Chaplain—C. E. HemphUL ' Marshal—Mrs. R. J. Cunnngham. Adah—Mrs. B. Mt Maxey. Ruth—Mra W. F. Fairchild. Eather-^Mrs. F. H. Simpaoa. Martha—Mrs. J. M. Boylha. Electa—Mra. W, S. Cooper Sentinel—A. CI. Oaddls. Warder—F. H.'^impson. Organist—H. C. Miehels.
A committee of five waa appolht- |Bd by the Worthy Matron, Mrs. R. J. Cunningham, to serve retreahments: Mrs. Lawrance Smtth, Mrs. Leonard Ruby, Mra. Walter S. Hopkins, Mrs. Sallle Harrell.  Mtss Mildred  Miller.
Members are urgently requeated to be preaent. This ts. an opportunity to renew old aequalntanoes Mid have a good, old-fashioned time.
RAIIiROAD NOTBB
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The sixteenth annual eonvontton of ^he Federation of Women's Clubs of tlte 24 th Congressional Dlsl.-tct was tield,«t Eldorado last week, begin¬ ning .Tuesday evening with a recep¬ tion at the Masonic hall with about 200 ladles In attendance.
The Wednesday morning session opened at 9:30 at the Baptist church Mrs. P. T. Chapman, district presi¬ dent of Vienna, and Mrs. Willis, dis¬ trict recording secretary, of Metrop¬ olis, presiding.
At the meeting Wednesday atter-
?)qon Carml was selected as the place or the next convention. Tbe meetings were very Interest- iag. The reports of the various clubs were read and proved of much, bene¬ fit to all present.
EVEN AN ALLEY CAN BE CLEAN,
If'you wish to see how each alley should be cleaned up and graded, take a look at the alley connecting Second and-Jhlrd streets, between Locust and Sycamore. This alley, un¬ der direction and by the aid of the property holders using It, has been graded and drained at a smatl cost and ts a demonstration that you can aee with your own eyes and ts proof porittve that there ts no excuse whatever for thA existence of diyty and unhealthy alleys In Flora.
E. D. Hancock and son are making attractive Improvements on their residence at the comer of Second and Locust streets.
MAKES GIFTS TO THE CTTY
Hon. R. S. Joaes has donated to our city a fine drinking fountain. It baa been received and will bo Install¬ ed oa' one of tbe priastpal atreet coi^ ner«, probably at the Worthlngtoa or Flora National Bank.,
He alao gave to the city employes at the light plant a shower bath out¬ fit which has been Installed at the plant, and the boys are enjoying thts luxury immensely.
PAPm •4)HANaB8 NAME.
Las^ week'i Loulsvtllj Repnbltean changed its name to the CIi^ Coun¬ ty Republican. As Mrir^^GiA-rett, the pre8ent,edttor, fonnded the Republic¬ an some 2B years ago, we suppose he considered it perfectly proper to change the name of this newspaper child after It bai reached maturity.
•QEXIOAN   REVOLT   SUCCEEDS
Mexican revolutionists, led by Oen. Obrecon, have been victorteus and Praoldeot Carransa has fled? and Is reported captured. The victors have captured Mextco Ctty and whole gi^r^ rlsoos of Federal troopa have gone orar to tha Obregon itdo -
-•   inORD CAR STOLfeiN'
Sunday ntght a Ford 4a.r belonging to llt^'s Attorney H.'W. Shriner was atolea frora bts garage at the boaae oa-Seeoad street. Ifr. Sbrlnt*r wikk in 'Sprtagfleldi attending the State eoAteation. Thana tbao «l«w to tho robber. .iji,^^..j'! i
lUOnMB <«Mk
HARTER4TANFORD T.'H. 8.
RECORD EXCELLENT
' The number of tuition pupils en- roltbd Is 100. No doubt next yoar wtll be a record-breaker In enrollment. 70 graduates from Flora grade school.
Henry IrwIn, clerk ot thMi^oard of Education, of the Harter-ftahford Township High School aniiSjiperln- tendent F. W. Cox completed last week the tuition claim schedules and presented them to non-high school boards of Clay and Wayne counties. The- total amount to be recelvM reaches $8.663.34. This ts a record of which the high scbool Is proud, a record which few It any high school In Illinois can equal. The number of tuition pupils enrolled this year Is exactly one hundred. These pu¬ pils ware secured t)y an active ad¬ vertising campaign, backed by the fact that the school has something to advertise, namely, one of the best township high schools in -the state, that carefully keeps . Its accredited standing equal to the best. The school has a favorable geographic location. It Is situated near the south side of Clay County and vir¬ tually draws pupils from Clay Coun¬ ty and /rom the northern part of Wayne. There are still many pupils tn this territory which should be tn «:hool, and no doubt next year will see a larger enrollment.
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I Mrs. Jennie Qitmore, of BdgewoML ' Visited her Hlster, Mrs. F. H. Wrt|0tt. I last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. F.  H. Jaaatnta n-
turned  last   Thursday   froin   i
days' visit With Mr. Jenntags"
at Baieevtite. Ark. I     Mr. and Mn. D. B. Scott
ing friends and relatives at IhdlaMk-
poits '^irs?'-^
B. B. Schuder ts In WaahMitMi. D. C, thta week on buffneaa,
A. W. Rose retumod SMmNlar from a iev days' visit at Hat^ea- boro.
. Harrr Wright tried the game and Mid It gave foot. One class of swttiAriMB knowa aa the Order dt Harry waa aakad If ho kaaiw^h^ <^ , fersoce hotween a aaaka aad a eootfb. He replied "Ye«, sir. I waa In Fraiaa and I foaad «. snake will alwayW crawl Oh tta own stomaeb, but a. cootie ta aot so data partienlar." CURTAIN
A whaolbarrow moving jaa owaM and operated by W. C. Ba#M*t,wbilo going down atreet wtth a nad of far- niture, one cook stove, kltabaa cabi¬ net, bed ontftt and numtroua otiiar houaahold voods, met a raaawar team, and as Bill was the ehanttair of whaolbarrow and is an adapt takr lag sidings he quickly opened tba switch i(ttd got In the clear and itaaa the runaway a high ball aad a olaar track, 4a» aigrs let her go, Oallagbar» I'm In the clear, and this old vaa helps boif the H. C. L. and movta*.
BAHi WATCHMAN,! WORTH
$«l,000, KIlkiElD BY TRAB*
REPUBLICAN  WOMBN OROANIBB
Wednesday ot this weok, Mrs. 'John K. Ball of Carml,, chairman of the 24th congressional district Republic¬ an women's organization, held a con¬ ference at the Jones hotel in. Flora, tor the purpose ot organising Clay county Republican women.
Mrs. R. B. Bunch, who had been selected as the Clay county chairman, resigned, and Mrs. B. M. Maxey was eleeted. Mrs. J. Mack Tanner had also resigned^ as tinaatial director and Mrs. T. J. Frtend was chosen to fill this vacancy.
Clay was the last oounty in the dis¬ trict to be organised.
, NOTICE.
Hot weather ts approaching,' and tt becomes for that reaaon the more necessary to put the City In good sanitary condition, in former years tbe people have responded cheerfully to the request of the city authorities to clean up and place private grounds in good sanitary eondition, and the result has been noticeable each yeaf In better cObdItions of tir¬ ing and of public health In the ctty.
It Is now reqneotod that tbla year, aa In former years, atl reaidents and oeenpants of the Qlty shall wtthont delay, clean up around their places, and bum, bury ogr remove all rabbtah, nMuire aod ether- matter wblcb eon'- stitutes breeding places for files and cause offensive odors. The Ctty au¬ thorities will co-operate with all to put the City In good ^sanitary condi¬ tion, this year, as In former years. It Is also requested that notice be given to the undersigned of any offensive condition In the City which should receive attantion at the handa of prt¬ vate owners or of the etty authod- ties. '
Flora, III,, May 11, 1S20. J08..0. PETIT, Commtastoner of Public Health.
SENATOR SHERMAN FOR
OOMMITTEESfAN
Senator L. Y. ShormAn has an¬ nounced his candtdaey for Republic¬ an national committeoman to succeed Mayor Thompson, of Obleago. and it U claimed wHl have a naj^l'tty Of the Stato Central Committee In his favor.
PARENTS OF -BOff B,
Omretar, of
East Lake. Tenn., are rejomnag over the arrival of a boy haby,, boxi Thursday, Kay «, 1920. Th^ haM named their Itttle oon Ernest Barl ftv Mr. Behyaier'a cousins, BnM^t bad Earl Taylor of the Flora Cash Store.
James Burna, 65 years old.a light tender and watchman, was run dowm and killed by a Wabash passengor train in the yards at Mitchell, IU.. at 10:80 p. m. yesterday.
Bxamtnatton of Burns' ciotblnc revealed t$|0.76 In cash, and a far¬ ther Inveatltatton of his finances dla- closed that he had approximately 125,000 In vVrlous banks and eoa- slderable property tn Flora, 111.
He has worked as a light tender and watchman In the C. 41 E. I. yards at Mitchell for 16 years.
Bums was known about the Mit¬ chell yards as 'Jlmmie." He had been employed there since the yarda were opfned, and wag the .oldest em¬ ploye In point of se;-vlce In that aae¬ tlon. He was never married, but haa provi4Wd for tha edu^tipn ,of throe nlecea, ieltow-emiployes say. Tbe nlecea a«w are attaadlag aa -Baatera £;trla' sehool and.could not be located last night.^—St. Louis Timaa, May 10.
Mr. Burns was an employe of Flora railroad shops for several yean, leaving here ta go to Mitchell. 'Bo hag a brother, J^ohn Burns, living at Salem, III,
KNOCKED  DOWN  BY  AUTO.
Olenn Tibbs, (-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Tibbs, was struck by an automobile driven hy H. O. Byrnes, of South Flora, In front ot D. F. Hodges department store on North avenue last Thursday, abont 1:00 1>. m. The Itttle fellow waa thrown to the pavement and ra¬ eeived several bruises, but no sertoaa Injury was tnlllcted.
The accident was unavoldable,aad no blame ts attached to Mr. Byraea. This ta a busy place In the ctty aad a continuous travel of automobiles are passing. A careful watch should be kept while ol-ossing the streeta br pedestrians, and drivers of eara should use e.very precaution to avoid accidents.
MADE  TJRIP IN  BUICK CAB.
Dr. W. N. Holaday left Sunday for hlg new home in Detroit, Mleh., go¬ ing overland In his automobile. Mra. Holaday and party wUI leave St. Louts sometime this week for De¬ troit.
Mrs. Holaday has been confined to the Betheada hospital for the paat six we<lks, this institution being tlto birthplace ot thetr llttia .daaghter. Mary Ann, wbo waa born April ST, 1920. The Reeord lotas tbeir boat qt friends In wUhIng them aucceaa aad happlBoss in their new nortbma home. .s"-. .
UnLITUS COMPANIB8.
UP AGAIN0T H. C. L.
Monday of last week IlUaolk. pab¬ llc utilities dompanles securad;a!lwar- ing before the State UYiltttea Com¬ mission at Sprtngfteld, In whch tbey sought relief from the bl|C^ coat' pf operation by means of b'lbmM^ry order giving them the 'r|Enr'tb In¬ crease rates. Henry H. Kifl)^; Ot Ol¬ ney, president of ^ Comfneretat Tele¬ phone and Telegraph Co.was .presaiit.
CBLKBRATaD BIRTUDllkY^     '   '
ANNiyiiBiSAlur
Last Sanday a oelebratton was held at tha Aotuffot Mr. snd Mrs. F. E. Judd, tn hoikor of Mrs. Judd's 70th birthday Thoae from out of ,town m attondabee werf: Mrs. LuC^ Horg^irt and two childron, of F<rinbF'Clty; C. D. arbnlt. wife and Mdldreb, ot Rlnard;BDir Broek add ,w(aaiid Mise OUdys Br*ek. of Gaff.     ^.^   ,
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